Buckling of a beam subjected to electromagnetic force and its stabilization by controlling the perturbation of the bifurcation

For a beam subjected to electromagnetic force, magnetoelastic buckling due to the increase of such force is theoretically investigated by taking account of the nonlinearity of the electromagnetic force and the elastic force of the beam. Using Liapunov-Schmidt method and center manifold theory, the equilibrium space, the bifurcation set and the bifurcation diagram are theoretically derived. Also, the effect of the higher modes other than the buckling mode on the mode shape of the postbuckling state is discussed. Furthermore, a control method to stabilize the magnetoelastic buckling is proposed, and the unstable equilibrium state of the beam in the postbuckling state, i.e., the straight position of the beam, is stabilized by controlling the perturbation of the bifurcation.     

Experimental Investigation of Single-Mode Responses in a Fixed-Fixed Buckled Beam

The nonlinear, single-mode responses of a fixed-fixed, buckled beam are investigated under the case of a uniform, transverse, harmonic excitation. In order to avoid axial slipping and to obtain meaningful data, a clamping apparatus was designed to maximize the clamping force applied to the beam. To fully characterize the single-mode responses, data were obtained at various levels of buckling up to 3.3 times the thickness of the beam. The data demonstrate that at a low level of buckling, supercritical period doubling occurs during an amplitude sweep in which the first mode is directly excited. However, as the buckling level increases, the period-doubling bifurcation becomes subcritical during such amplitude sweeps. In addition, a period-five motion, broadband responses, and responses with an unexplained sideband structure were observed.     

Bifurcations in the Mean Angle of a Horizontally Shaken Pendulum: Analysis and Experiment

A pendulum excited by high-frequency horizontal displacement of its pivot point will vibrate with small amplitude about a mean position. The mean value is zero for small excitation amplitudes, but if the excitation is large enough the mean angle can take on non-zero values. This behavior is analyzed using the method of multiple time scales. The change in the mean angle is shown to be the result of a pitchfork bifurcation, or a saddle-node bifurcation if the system is imperfect. Analytical predictions of the mean angle as a function of frequency and amplitude are confirmed by physical experiment and numerical simulation.     

Bistable buckled beam and force actuation: Experimental validations

This paper presents recent experimental results on the switching of a simply supported buckled beam. Moreover, the present work is focussed on the experimental validation of a switching mechanism of a bistable beam presented in details in Camescasse et al. (2013). An actuating force is applied perpendicularly to the beam axis. Particular attention is paid to the influence of the force position on the beam on the switching scenario. The experimental set-up is described and special care is devoted to the procedure of experimental tests highlighting the main difficulties and how these difficulties have been overcome. Two situations are examined: (i) a beam subject to mid-span actuation and (ii) off-center actuation. The bistable beam responses to the loading are experimentally determined for the buckling force and actuating force as a function of the vertical position of the applied force (displacement control). A series of photos demonstrates the scenarios for both situations and the bifurcation between buckling modes are clearly shown, as well. The influence of the application point of the force on the bifurcation force is experimentally studied which leads to a minimum for the bifurcation actuating force. All the results extracted from experimental tests are compared to those coming from the modeling investigation presented in a previous work (Camescasse et al., 2013) which ascertains the proposed model for a bistable beam.     

Subharmonic resonance of a clamped-clamped buckled beam with 1:1 internal resonance under base harmonic excitations

The subharmonic resonance and bifurcations of a clamped-clamped buckled beam under base harmonic excitations are investigated. The nonlinear partial integrodifferential equation of the motion of the buckled beam with both quadratic and cubic nonlinearities is given by using Hamilton's principle. A set of second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equations are obtained by spatial discretization with the Galerkin method. A high-dimensional model of the buckled beam is derived, concerning nonlinear coupling. The incremental harmonic balance (IHB) method is used to achieve the periodic solutions of the high-dimensional model of the buckled beam to observe the nonlinear frequency response curve and the nonlinear amplitude response curve, and the Floquet theory is used to analyze the stability of the periodic solutions. Attention is focused on the subharmonic resonance caused by the internal resonance as the excitation frequency near twice of the first natural frequency of the buckled beam with/without the antisymmetric modes being excited. Bifurcations including the saddle-node, Hopf, perioddoubling, and symmetry-breaking bifurcations are observed. Furthermore, quasi-periodic motion is observed by using the fourth-order Runge-Kutta method, which results from the Hopf bifurcation of the response of the buckled beam with the anti-symmetric modes being excited.     

Nonlinear dynamics of extensible fluid-conveying pipes,supported at both ends

In this paper, the post-divergence behaviour of extensible fluid-conveying pipes supported at both ends is studied using the weakly nonlinear equations of motion of Semler, Li and Païdoussis. The two coupled nonlinear partial differential equations are discretized via Galerkin's method and the resulting set of ordinary differential equations is solved either by Houbolt's finite difference method or via AUTO. Typically, the pipe is stable at its original static equilibrium position up to the flow velocity where it loses stability by static divergence via a supercritical pitchfork bifurcation. The amplitude of the resultant buckling increases with increasing flow, but no secondary instability occurs beyond the pitchfork bifurcation. The effects of the system parameters on pipe behaviour as well as the possibility of a subcritical pitchfork bifurcation have also been studied.     

Pseudo-nonlinear dynamic analysis of buckled pipes

In this study, the post-divergence behavior of fluid-conveying pipes supported at both ends is investigated using the nonlinear equations of motion. The governing equation exhibits a cubic nonlinearity arising from mid-plane stretching. Exact solutions for post-buckling configurations of pipes with fixed–fixed, fixed–hinged, and hinged–hinged boundary conditions are investigated. The pipe is stable at its original static equilibrium position until the flow velocity becomes high enough to cause a supercritical pitchfork bifurcation, and the pipe loses stability by static divergence. In the supercritical fluid velocity regime, the equilibrium configuration becomes unstable and bifurcates into multiple equilibrium positions. To investigate the vibrations that occur in the vicinity of a buckled equilibrium position, the pseudo-nonlinear vibration problem around the first buckled configuration is solved precisely using a new solution procedure. By solving the resulting eigenvalue problem, the natural frequencies and the associated mode shapes of the pipe are calculated. The dynamic stability of the post-buckling configurations obtained in this manner is investigated. The first buckled shape is a stable equilibrium position for all boundary conditions. The buckled configurations beyond the first buckling mode are unstable equilibrium positions. The natural frequencies of the lowest vibration modes around each of the first two buckled configurations are presented. Effects of the system parameters on pipe behavior as well as the possibility of a subcritical pitchfork bifurcation are also investigated. The results show that many internal resonances might be activated among the vibration modes around the same or different buckled configurations.     

弹性屈曲梁在参数激励下的倍周期分叉

考虑一端具有干摩擦的屈曲梁在轴向激励下的非线性振动系统，利用Ｆｌｏｑｕｅｔ理论和谐波平衡法，研究了系统中初始屈曲度、阻尼、频率、激励振幅等各种物理参数对１／２业谐共振情况下倍周期分叉的影响，其规律与以往的数值模拟结果具有很好的一致性。     

Exploiting the subharmonic parametric resonances of a buckled beam for vibratory energy harvesting

The potential of harvesting vibratory energy via a bistable beam subjected to subharmonic parametric excitations is investigated. The vibrating structure is a buckled beam with two stable equilibria separated by a potential barrier. The beam is subjected to a superposition of a static axial load beyond its buckling load and a harmonic axial excitation whose frequency is around twice the frequency of the buckled beam’s first vibration mode. A macro-fiber composite patch is attached to one side of the beam to convert the strain energy resulting from the beam’s oscillation into electricity. The study considers two regimes of excitations: an amplitude sweep and a frequency sweep. In the first regime, the amplitude of excitation is quasi-statically varied while the excitation frequency is tuned at twice the natural frequency of the first vibration mode. In the second regime, the excitation frequency is swept forward and backward around the subharmonic resonant frequency while the amplitude of excitation is kept constant. A theoretical model which governs the electromechanical coupling of the transverse vibrations of the beam and the output voltage is used to monitor the response as the excitation parameters are changed. An experimental setup is also built and a series of tests is performed to validate the theoretical findings. It is shown that, depending on the amplitude and frequency of excitation, the harvester can perform small-amplitude periodic intra-well motion, intra- and inter-well chaotic motions, as well as periodic inter-well motions. Experimental results also show that, as compared to the classical linear resonance, utilizing the sub-harmonic resonance of a bistable energy harvesters can result in a broadband frequency response.     

Nonplanar post-buckling analysis of simply supported pipes conveying fluid with an axially sliding downstream end

In this study,the nonplanar post-buckling behavior of a simply supported fluid-conveying pipe with an axially sliding downstream end is investigated within the framework of a three-dimensional(3 D)theoretical model.The complete nonlinear governing equations are discretized via Galerkin’s method and then numerically solved by the use of a fourth-order Runge-Kutta integration algorithm.Different initial conditions are chosen for calculations to show the nonplanar buckling characteristics of the pipe in two perpendicular lateral directions.A detailed parametric analysis is performed in order to study the influence of several key system parameters such as the mass ratio,the flow velocity,and the gravity parameter on the post-buckling behavior of the pipe.Typical results are presented in the form of bifurcation diagrams when the flow velocity is selected as the variable parameter.It is found that the pipe will stay at its original straight equilibrium position until the critical flow velocity is reached.Just beyond the critical flow velocity,the pipe would lose stability by static divergence via a pitchfork bifurcation,and two possible nonzero equilibrium positions are generated.It is shown that the buckling and post-buckling behaviors of the pipe cannot be influenced by the mass ratio parameter.Unlike a pipe with two immovable ends,however,the pinned-pinned pipe with an axially sliding downstream end shows some different features regarding post-buckling behaviors.The most important feature is that the buckling amplitude of the pipe with an axially sliding downstream end would increase first and then decrease with the increase in the flow velocity.In addition,the buckled shapes of the pipe varying with the flow velocity are displayed in order to further show the new post-buckling features of the pipe with an axially sliding downstream end.     

Steady states and nonlinear buckling of cable-suspended beam systems

This paper deals with the equilibria of an elastically-coupled cable-suspended beam system, where the beam is assumed to be extensible and subject to a compressive axial load. When no vertical load is applied, necessary and sufficient conditions in order to have nontrivial solutions are established, and their explicit closed-form expressions are found. In particular, the stationary solutions are shown to exhibit at most two non-vanishing Fourier modes and the critical values of the axial-load parameter which produce their pitchfork bifurcation (buckling) are established. Depending on two dimensionless parameters, the complete set of resonant modes is devised. As expected, breakdown of the pitchfork bifurcations under perturbation is observed when a distributed transversal load is applied to the beam. In this case, both unimodal and bimodal stationary solutions are studied in detail. Finally, the more complex behavior occurring when trimodal solutions are involved is briefly sketched.     

Effect of Coulomb Damping on Buckling of a Two-Rod System

This paper describes a significant influence of a slight Coulomb damping on buckling, using a simple two rods system. Coulomb damping produces equilibrium regions around the well-known stable and unstable steady states under the pitchfork bifurcation which occurs in the case without Coulomb damping. Also, the stability of the states in the equilibrium regions is examined by using the phase portrait. As a consequence, due to the slight Coulomb damping, it is theoretically clarified that the states in the equilibrium regions are locally stable, even in the neighborhood of the unstable steady states under the pitchfork bifurcation in the case without Coulomb damping, i.e., even in the neighborhood of the unstable trivial steady states in the postbuckling and the unstable nontrivial steady states under the subcritical pitchfork bifurcation. Furthermore, the experimental results are in qualitative agreement with the theoretically predicted phenomena.     

COMPLICATED BURSTING BEHAVIORS AS WELL AS THE MECHANISM OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL NONLINEAR SYSTEM 1)

由多时间尺度耦合效应引起的簇发振荡行为是非线性动力学研究的重要课题之一.本文针对一类参数激励下的三维非线性电机系统(该系统可以描述两种自激同极发电机系统的动力学行为,两种系统在数学上等效),研究了当参数激励频率远小于系统自然频率时的各种复杂簇发振荡行为及其产生机理.通过快慢分析方法, 将参数激励作为慢变参数,得到了非自治系统对应的广义自治系统及快子系统和慢变量,并给出了快子系统的稳定性和分岔条件以及系统关于典型参数的单参数分岔图.借助转换相图与分岔图的叠加, 分析了对称式delayed subHopf/fold cycle簇发振荡的产生机理及其动力学转迁, 即delayed subHopf/fold cycle簇发振荡、焦点/焦点型对称式叉形分岔滞后簇发振荡和焦点/焦点型叉形分岔滞后簇发振荡.研究结果表明, 系统会出现两种不同的分岔滞后形式, 一种是亚临界Hopf分岔滞后,另一种是叉形分岔滞后,而且控制参数显著影响平衡点的稳定性和分岔滞后区间的宽度.同时初始点的选取则会影响系统动力学行为的对称性.本文的研究进一步加深了对由分岔滞后引起的簇发振荡的认识和理解.     

一类三维非线性系统的复杂簇发振荡行为及其机理

由多时间尺度耦合效应引起的簇发振荡行为是非线性动力学研究的重要课题之一.本文针对一类参数激励下的三维非线性电机系统(该系统可以描述两种自激同极发电机系统的动力学行为,两种系统在数学上等效),研究了当参数激励频率远小于系统自然频率时的各种复杂簇发振荡行为及其产生机理.通过快慢分析方法, 将参数激励作为慢变参数,得到了非自治系统对应的广义自治系统及快子系统和慢变量,并给出了快子系统的稳定性和分岔条件以及系统关于典型参数的单参数分岔图.借助转换相图与分岔图的叠加, 分析了对称式delayed subHopf/fold cycle簇发振荡的产生机理及其动力学转迁, 即delayed subHopf/fold cycle簇发振荡、焦点/焦点型对称式叉形分岔滞后簇发振荡和焦点/焦点型叉形分岔滞后簇发振荡.研究结果表明, 系统会出现两种不同的分岔滞后形式, 一种是亚临界Hopf分岔滞后,另一种是叉形分岔滞后,而且控制参数显著影响平衡点的稳定性和分岔滞后区间的宽度.同时初始点的选取则会影响系统动力学行为的对称性.本文的研究进一步加深了对由分岔滞后引起的簇发振荡的认识和理解.      

离心场中纵向悬臂梁的大范围分岔分析

采用打靶法研究了离心场中纵向悬臂梁的大范围失稳与分岔问题。分析结果证实：随着参数a（离心臂长与梁长之比）的变化,梁平衡解可能发生三种分岔现象。文中给出了平衡解的分岔形态,并发现了梁分岔解的单向跳跃现象,即突变现象。     

横向载荷作用下轴向运动梁的屈曲失稳以及非线性振动特性

梁的轴向运动会诱发其产生横向振动并可能导致屈曲失稳,对结构的安全性和可靠性产生重大的影响。本文重点研究了横向载荷作用下轴向运动梁的屈曲失稳及横向非线性振动特性。基于Hamilton变分原理,建立了横向载荷作用下轴向运动梁的动力学方程,获得了梁的后屈曲构型。使用截断Galerkin法,将控制方程改写成Duffing方程的形式。用同伦分析方法确定载荷作用下轴向运动梁的非线性受迫振动的封闭形式的表达式。结果表明,后屈曲构型对轴向速度和初始轴向应力有明显的依赖性。通过同伦分析法得出非线性基频的显式表达式,获得了初始轴向力会影响非线性频率随初始振幅和轴向速度的线性关系。另外,轴向外激励的方向也会改变系统固有频率。     

高频循环载荷下球面滑动副摩擦学特征研究

试验研究了高频循环载荷对重型差速行星齿轮与球形垫片组成的球面接触副摩擦学性能的影响. 通过激励不同质量弹簧振子产生极限幅值不同的高频循环载荷，利用离散小波变换分析摩擦力曲线，并对磨损过程和垫片磨痕进行观测. 研究表明:摩擦力低频信号成分可表征高频循环载荷下滑动副的实时摩擦状态和变化趋势；幅值过高的高频循环载荷易导致球面垫片发生疲劳磨损、犁沟磨损、材料塑性流动和变形等多种磨损类型；激励作用对球面配副的摩擦学特征影响显著，易破坏摩擦副摩擦状态的稳定性，可以通过降低瞬时高频载荷幅值和激励强度改善球面滑动副的摩擦学性能.      

A Motion Amplifier Using an Axially Driven Buckling Beam: I. Design and Experiments

For active materials such as piezoelectric stacks, which produce large force and small displacement, motion amplification mechanisms are often necessary – not simply to trade force for displacement, but to increase the output work transferred through a compliant structure. Here, a new concept for obtaining large rotations from small linear displacements produced by a piezoelectric stack is proposed and analyzed. The concept uses elastic (buckling) and dynamic instabilities of an axially driven buckling beam. The optimal design of the buckling beam end conditions was determined from a static analysis of the system using Euler's elastica theory. This analysis was verified experimentally. A stack-driven, buckling beam prototype actuator consisting of a pre-compressed PZT stack (140 mm long, 10 mm diameter) and a thin steel beam (60 mm× 12 mm× 0.508 mm) was constructed. The buckling beam served as the motion amplifier, while the PZT stack provided the actuation. The experimental setup, measuring instrumentation and method, the beam pre-loading condition, and the excitation are fully described in the paper. Frequency responses of the system for three pre-loading levels and three stack driving amplitudes were obtained. A maximum 16^∘ peak-to-peak rotation was measured when the stack was driven at an amplitude of 325 V and frequency of 39 Hz. The effects of beam pre-load were also studied.     

Analysis of bending and buckling of pre-twisted beams: A bioinspired study

Twisting chirality is widely observed in artificial and natural materials and structures at different length scales. In this paper, we theoretically investigate the effect of twisting chiral morphology on the mechanical properties of elas- tic beams by using the Timoshenko beam model. Particular attention is paid to the transverse bending and axial buckling of a pre-twisted rectangular beam. The analytical solution is first derived for the deflection of a clamped-free beam under a uniformly or periodically distributed transverse force. The critical buckling condition of the beam subjected to its self- weight and an axial compressive force is further solved. The results show that the twisting morphology can significantly improve the resistance of beams to both transverse bending and axial buckling. This study helps understand some phenomena associated with twisting chirality in nature and provides inspirations for the design of novel devices and structures.     

Secondary buckling and tertiary states of a beam on a non-linear elastic foundation

An axially compressed beam resting on a non-linear foundation undergoes a loss of stability (buckling) via a supercritical pitchfork bifurcation. In the post-buckled regime, it has been shown that under certain circumstances the system may experience a secondary bifurcation. This second bifurcation destablizes the primary buckling mode and the system “jumps” to a higher mode; for this reason, this phenomenon is often referred to as mode jumping. This work investigates two new aspects related to the problem of mode jumping. First, a three mode analysis is conducted. This analysis shows the usual primary and secondary buckling events. But it also shows stable solutions involving the third mode. However, for the cases studied here, there is no natural loading path that leads to this solution branch, i.e. only a contrived loading history would result in this solution. Second, the effect of an initial geometric imperfection is considered. This breaks the symmetry of the system and significantly complicates the bifurcation diagram.